27 Agustus 2015

Vacancy for Livelihood Assistant (Islamic Relief - NTB Province)

To promote sustainable economic
and social development through development programmes, helping the needy
regardless of race, religion or gender.

COUNTRY PURPOSE:

The IR programme
in Indonesia was established in 2003 with one project office catering for
development activities in Banten province. In 2004 IR expanded its coverage to
include Aceh province targeting victims of the earthquake and the giant tsunami
waves in the devastated Aceh province then in October 2009, IR expanded its
coverage to include West Sumatra province also targeting victims of the
earthquake and implementation of emergency disaster relief.

The main sectors for Indonesia Program disaster risk reduction,
WASH, livelihood and orphan support. The geographical areas of operation are
Aceh, NTB and West Sumatra provinces.

Livelihood Assistant (1 Position)

REPORTING LINES:

Post
holder reports to : Area Coordinator

Background

Islamic Relief is implementing
a range of developmental activities in East and West Lombok with possible
expansion to Central Lombok in 2015. Under the on-going DRR intervention,
Islamic Relief is establishing a grassroots DRR network in West Lombok under the
leadership of religious places to reduce the risks of common disasters
including, without being limited to, floods, sea rise, tsunami and
climate-change. In order to mitigate the impact of climate change on
agriculture based livelihoods of farming communities, IR seeks to promote
alternative livelihoods for disaster-prone and vulnerable women within target
communities. As a starting point, IR will assist 6 women groups in the
production and marketing of Mushrooms and their value added products. With this
background, IR seeks a dynamic and experienced individual to assist in the
delivery of services to beneficiary women groups.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Work in
collaboration with livelihoods officer to conduct project
socialization, community meeting and focus group discussion in each
targeted intervention sites

Assist in
community outreach activities and recruit direct beneficiaries for
enrollment in program in consultation with project team members and
relevant goverment agencies/institutions

Assist livelihoods officer in
designing and disseminating technical trainings in mushroom
cultivation as well as other capacity building initiatives
foreseen in the project

Provide
on-going technical assistance to beneficiaries in mushroom
cultivation through structured trainings and follow up monitoring and
farm-level extension;

Conduct frequent
monitoring of project activities and target farmer groups for the
collection of quantitative and qualitative data for the purpose of
reporting and impact assessment;

Assist the
livelihood officer to build and manage meaningful relations with local
project participants in the village, such as heads of villages, religious
leaders, women’s groups, local NGOs and specialized government agencies,
to ensure their active participation and contribution to the project.

Assist in the oversight
of IR Indonesia complaints handling mechanism at the field.

Field
reporting.

Other tasks as
directed by line manager

KEY COMPETENCIES

A university
degree or other suitable qualification in a related field (extensive
experience in the production and marketing of mushroom products can be
considered in lieu of educational requirement)

1 –
3 years
experience in mushroom cultivation and community empowerment

Islamic Relief
is an equal opportunity employer and all recruitments are processed
without any prejudice due to color, race, religion or gender. However, the
successful candidate must understand and respect the Organization’s core
values and adopt follow necessary guidelines for interaction with
beneficiaries; particularly women and children.

Eligible local candidates is highly preferred.

ACCOUNTABILITY:

All Islamic Relief team members are expected to support all
efforts towards accountability, specifically to our beneficiaries and to
international standards guiding international relief and development work while
actively engaging beneficiary communities as equal partners in the design,
monitoring and evaluation of our field project.

If you meet the above requirements kindly send ONLY your
Application letter and detailed CV including recommendations from 3 referees (one
of them your immediate former employer) to: hrislamic@islamic-relief.or.id.
Please put the job title and your name in subject of your email.